Building BRICS: What Erdogan’s Geopolitical Gamble Could Mean For The West
September 27th, 2024
Via European Council on Foreign Relations, commentary on Turkey’s intention to apply for BRICS membership. If successful, it would be the bloc’s only NATO member – but the mere prospect of joining could open the door to Turkey’s re-engagement with the West: Given the rhetoric and actions of Ankara over the last decade, it is […]
Read more »China Is Gobbling up Chile’s Energy Sector
September 27th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at Chile which is one of many Latin American countries where Chinese investment has quietly come to dominate key industries: In recent weeks, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown and U.S. Southern Command General Laura Richardson visited Chile, attending a multinational exercise and discussing military-to-military cooperation, […]
Read more »Beijing Doubles Down On The Belt And Road Initiative And On Africa
September 26th, 2024
Via Forbes, an article on China’s BRI focus on Africa: Despite China’s clear economic troubles and already huge debt overhang, Beijing has decided to step up its Belt and Road initiative (BRI) in Africa. For a while, it looked as though both Beijing and its BRI clients were stepping away from the arrangements. But earlier […]
Read more »Taliban Formally Seek Invitation To Russia’s BRICS Summit
September 26th, 2024
Via VOA News, a report on Afghanistan’s interest in the BRICS: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban confirmed Wednesday that they have formally sought to join the upcoming Russia-hosted summit of the BRICS intergovernmental group of major emerging economies. The leaders of the 10 members of BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are […]
Read more »The Battle for the BRICS
September 26th, 2024
Via Foreign Affairs, an article on why the future of the BRICS bloc will shape global order: In late October, the group of countries known as the BRICS will convene in the Russian city of Kazan for its annual summit. The meeting is set to be a moment of triumph for its host, Russian President […]
Read more »Gabon: US Invites Gabon Coup Leader To Discuss Transition
September 25th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on recent U.S. invitation to Gabon’s leader for talks: The United States Joe Biden administration has formally invited Gabon coup leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema to Washington to discuss a return to civilian rule, The Africa Report has learned. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell extended the invitation during his trip to Gabon, Ghana and Senegal last month. In […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.